Natural Looking Dental Implant
If you are looking to replace your missing or damaged tooth with a dental implant, you are right to be concerned about the final look of your new smile. The years of dental implant procedure results can assure you that your new smile will look and feel natural. The goal of dental implants is to replace your missing tooth, prevent further damage, and help improve your overall quality of life. As compared to their alternatives like bridges and dentures, dental implants are more natural than any other options.
Before patients invest in their mouths with dental implants the most common question people ask their dentists is, “Will this dental implant look and feel natural?” This is an even more important question if the dental implant is replacing one of the front teeth. No patient wants to invest the money, endure the discomfort of oral surgery, and keep multiple dental appointments if their goal of a natural tooth will not be met by the results. While dentists do use dental implants all over the mouth, including molars and back teeth, dental implants are most likely to improve confidence and the patient’s aesthetic when they are used in the front teeth.
In order to ensure that the results will meet your expectations, it is important to work with an experienced dentist and to view examples of their previous work. Because there is interpretation and some artistry to the tooth replacement technique, not every dentists’ work is the same. The placement of the implant post in the gums affects how the false tooth will sit along the gumline. The color, shape and size of the false tooth will need to match the teeth on either side and fit into the space left by the missing tooth. Essentially, the dentist will need to be part artist, scientists, and engineer to ensure an ideal result.
As the technology improves for dental implants, the dentist can rely on digital impressions and recreations to given the patient an idea of the end product along the way. Digital imaging technology from intraoral scanners allows the dentist to perfect the placement of the dental implant ensuring your investment will last a lifetime.
Some dental offices even have their own laboratories so they can control and oversee the entire implant process from beginning to end. These dentists are able to ensure the highest quality dental implant for your investment. Because the dental implant process is multi-stage, you may need a temporary crown for your implant before the final, permanent false tooth is placed. Dental offices with their own labs can offer higher quality temporary crowns as well as benefit of same day service.
If you are looking to improve your self-confidence by replacing a missing tooth in your smile, a dental implant will not only be able to offer you the strength and functionality of a natural tooth, but it will look and feel like a natural tooth. Dental implants can be customized to best fit the size and angle of your missing tooth. The implant will be able to match the teeth on either side so the only person who knows you weren’t born with it is you.